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The Canadiens came into the game with a 9-0-1 record, but boy did they look flat in this one. "It’s like baseball," said Therrien. "It was a tough game but, as a coaching staff, we saw it coming. It was like a big curve ball. I don’t remember being a part of a game like that. There’s not much positive to take from it. The only positive is that we play (Saturday) at home." Montreal will look to take out their frustrations on a well-rested Flyers team on Saturday night. Nov 5 - 8:13 AM

The Montreal Canadiens plan to move their AHL team from St. John’s to Laval, Quebec in time for 2017-18.

The move makes sense for the Canadiens as it will put their farm team much closer to them. The St. John’s team has spent one year as Montreal's affiliate so far and was previously linked to the Winnipeg Jets before the Jets put their AHL team in Manitoba. Jul 11 - 6:51 PM

This decision was apparently part of an understanding that Gilmore had with Canadiens owner Geoff Molson when Gilmore first joined the organization in April 2011. Gilmore will continue to act as a consultant for the Canadiens for the next few months. Jun 16 - 9:24 AM

Muller most recently oversaw the St. Louis Blues' forwards and power-play. Montreal struggled with the man advantage in 2015-16, so hopefully he will be able to help correct that. "Kirk brings a great deal of experience, determination and leadership, and I have no doubt that these qualities will be essential for our coaching staff," Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin said. "Kirk has a thorough knowledge of the Montreal market, he enjoyed success as a player, and as captain of the Canadiens, and these assets will certainly contribute to the success of our team." Jun 3 - 12:25 PM

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The Montreal Canadiens plan to move their AHL team from St. John’s to Laval, Quebec in time for 2017-18.

The move makes sense for the Canadiens as it will put their farm team much closer to them. The St. John’s team has spent one year as Montreal's affiliate so far and was previously linked to the Winnipeg Jets before the Jets put their AHL team in Manitoba.

This decision was apparently part of an understanding that Gilmore had with Canadiens owner Geoff Molson when Gilmore first joined the organization in April 2011. Gilmore will continue to act as a consultant for the Canadiens for the next few months.

Muller most recently oversaw the St. Louis Blues' forwards and power-play. Montreal struggled with the man advantage in 2015-16, so hopefully he will be able to help correct that. "Kirk brings a great deal of experience, determination and leadership, and I have no doubt that these qualities will be essential for our coaching staff," Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin said. "Kirk has a thorough knowledge of the Montreal market, he enjoyed success as a player, and as captain of the Canadiens, and these assets will certainly contribute to the success of our team."

The Canadiens have only a five percent chance of getting the top pick in the upcoming NHL entry draft.

The Habs finished 22nd in the NHL standings this season, and as a result, will select ninth unless they move up in the lottery. Montreal also has only a 5.4 percent and 5.6 percent chance of moving up to the second and third positions, respectively. The Canadiens had a disappointing season in 2015-16 and likely won't land a top tier player in the draft. Not a good result for Habs' fans.

Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin said Monday that Michel Therrien and his coaching staff will return next season.

Only consultant Craig Ramsay will not return, Bergevin said. "I believe with a healthy Carey Price (in goal) we're not sitting here (out of the playoffs) today," Bergevin said, emphasizing that Therrien and his staff were not to blame for the Habs' woes in the past season. Price was limited to 12 starts this season because of injuries. He was 10-2-0 with a 2.06 goals-against-average, a .934 save percentage and two shutouts.

The Montreal Canadiens have been the worst team in the NHL since Dec. 1.

The team has posted a 6-18-1 record, which has given them just 13 out of a possible 50 points. The slump has knocked Montreal out of a playoff spot, but there no plans to fire coach Michel Therrien so they have to find a way to at least tread water until Carey Price returns from injury.

Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin said that head coach Michel Therrien's job is safe for the remainder of the season.

We'll see what happens after the season. Montreal is in a free fall and if the Canadiens miss the playoffs, they will have fallen well short of expectations. At the same time, they have already missed elite goaltender Carey Price for a significant chunk of the season and he's not expected to be back anytime soon. So if Montreal misses the playoffs, will the franchise blame Therrien or write it off as a bad luck campaign?

In the last 20 games, the Canadiens have scored 38 goals for an average of only 1.9 per contest. The team has been getting their chances, ranking fourth in the league with 31.7 shots per match, but they have not been able to finish.

Montreal coach Michel Therrien hasn't been pleased with his goaltending.

With Carey Price on the sidelines again, the Canadiens have lost four games in a row and have posted two wins in the last 11. "Our goaltending has to be better and it seems that every game we play, their goaltender is the No. 1 star," said Therrien. He has pulled his netminder three times in the past four games, as Mike Condon and Dustin Tokarski have been struggling mightily.

The Montreal Canadiens' defensemen had a rough night in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Dallas Stars.

"I thought we played a good first period, we stayed with them, we hit a couple of posts," Therrien said. "But it was a tough night for our defensemen. They turned the puck over and we took some bad penalties. We had three penalties for (delay of game) and that’s just a lack of focus."

It's not uncommon for the power play to run hot and cold over the course of the season. Montreal is fifth in the league with a 22.2 percent success rate and the team ranks third overall with 16 power-play goals.

The Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche defensemen have yet to score a 5-on-5 goal

Montreal has played 16 games (Avalanche-15) without recording an even strength goal from their blueline. Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban each have seven assists, with no other blueliner earning more than two helpers. It's hard to ask for more from a team with a 13-2-1 record, but the Habs need more production from their blueliners at even strength.

Montreal is off to a 6-0-0 start, with the offense clicking, but coach Michel Therrien insists that the Canadiens have no changed game plans.

"We're a different team than we were three years ago, but 95 percent of the things we do are the same," said the Habs bench boss. Therrien talked about the speed of his players and the team's improved depth as main reasons for their early success.

Montreal has received a league-leading 14 power plays going into Tuesday's action.

Unfortunately, the Canadiens have scored just one time with the man advantage after three games and the team has allowed a shorthanded goal against. Montreal has been working at practice to fix their mistakes and improve their decision making.

Tomas Plekanec is expected to move to the top line following injuries to Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais.

Plekanec scored a goal for just the second time this season Tuesday night, which ended a 13-game drought. He also added an assist in Montreal's 3-2 overtime loss to St. Louis. The Canadiens will be hoping for more production like that from Plekanec now because they are hurting badly down the middle. It was announced Wednesday that Galchenyuk and Desharnais would miss six to eight weeks.

He also recorded five shots in the match. Coach Michel Therrien confirmed a report that Pacioretty played through a microfracture in his foot during November. He is better now though and his production has gone up recently.

Phillip Danault scored a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Not bad for a guy who was a game time decision because of an illness. The Canadiens put together an impressive performance considering it was their first game back from a long road trip. They were also without Alex Galchenyuk and David Desharnais tonight. In their absence, Danault stepped up. He opened the scoring by tipping in a Nathan Beaulieu shot in the first period and he also assisted on Artturi Lehkonen's second period goal. Danault has six goals and five assists in 27 games this season. He doesn't have any value in standard leagues.

Artturi Lehkonen scored the only goal for the Canadiens in a 2-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Friday.

Lehkonen's goal came with under two minutes to play but the Habs couldn't muster up anything else in the dying moments of the game. They have now only managed a late goal in consecutive games, and will need to find ways to score in a hurry before the end of their west coast road trip. The goal marks the first point Lehkonen has recorded in his last nine games played and he currently sits at four points in 15 games played this season. We wouldn't recommend adding him at the moment.

Through the first 34 games of his NHL career, Carr has posted just seven goals and 11 points. Which includes two points in 11 games this season. It doesn't seem as though he's found his way with the big boys just yet.

Torrey Mitchell scored a pair of goals in Montreal's 5-2 win over New Jersey on Thursday night.

He is being tasked with centering Montreal's second line between Brendan Gallagher and Paul Byron. Mitchell has seven goals and nine points in 27 games this season. He had gone 12 straight contests without a point prior to Thursday's match and he hadn't scored a goal since Nov. 2 versus Vancouver.

Shea Weber notched a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to Ottawa.

He scored his league-leading seventh power-play marker of the season and picked up a helper on Alex Galchenyuk's man-advantage tally during the third period. Weber has produced 10 of his 17 points this season on the power play.

Jeff Petry scored a goal and an assist in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Petry opened the scoring at the 14:19 mark of the second period. He also helped set up Andrew Shaw's goal that cut Carolina's lead to 3-2 with 4:31 remaining in the game. Petry has three goals and six assists in 17 games this season.

Carey Price stopped 19 of 21 shots in Thursday's 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

The interesting part of this game came late in the first period when Devils forward Kyle Palmieri lost an edge and crashed into Price. The Canadiens goalie was furious with Palmieri. Price punched Palmieri with his blocker once in the head and two more times in the body. The Habs netminder picked up four minutes for roughing on the play, while Palmieri got two minutes for interference. It's important to remember that Price has dealt with his share of injuries in the last few seasons. The 29-year-old has a 15-3-1 record with a 1.83 goals-against-average and a .940 save percentage. He's the best fantasy option at his position.

Al Montoya blew a late 2-0 lead, eventually falling 3-2 to the Blues in overtime on Tuesday.

Montoya stopped 28 of 31 shots, including all eight during the penalty kill. Ultimately, he got saddled with just one of the two standings points he was supposed to acquire. His record falls to 3-3-2 with a .903 save percentage and 25 goals against.